Int'l Court: no arrest warrant yet for al-Bashir

Sudan's President Omar al Bashir, speaking during the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. A spokeswoman for the International Criminal Court said Thursday Feb. 12, 2009, that no arrest warrant has yet been issued for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for allegedly masterminding atrocities in his country's Darfur region, but unidentified court officials said that they expected a decision in February. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Sudan's President Omar al Bashir, speaking during the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008. A spokeswoman for the International Criminal Court said Thursday Feb. 12, 2009, that no arrest warrant has yet been issued for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for allegedly masterminding atrocities in his country's Darfur region, but unidentified court officials said that they expected a decision in February. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands 
The International Criminal Court says judges have not yet decided whether to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in connection with atrocities in his country's Darfur region.

The court's prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, asked a three-judge panel in July to order al-Bashir's arrest on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The New York Times, citing unnamed lawyers and diplomats, reported late Wednesday that judges have decided to issue a warrant.

In response, the court issued a statement Thursday that "no decision has yet been taken by the judges."